Recent content by chrisn

I look after some bikes for a local charity and they have been given an old Pashley Tourmaster tandem in the past. The charity has recently been re-assessing their bikes and because this is not suitable for their users are wondering what to do with it. The bike has been stored for a while...

An update Thanks to all of you for the feedback, I have done various further bits of digging on the internet, and based on that; The headbadge OldTel thought the micrometer design was pre-war,however I have found via http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bi ... ssage/6368 a similar headbadge...

As another person in Yorkshire I agree with the comment about not being able to take anything of the waste recycling site (tip), and when I do take junk to the tip its sickening to see bikes of all ages that are just not wanted being thrown in to be crushed when some just need the tyres pumping...

Keith, You suggest the forks could be a replacement, interesting thought, but I'm fairly certain they were the same colour and type of paint as the frame, a sort of metalic light blue. Do you know if head badge designs were registered like trademarks? If so where do they get registered...

Hi Keith, thanks for the update, your comments open up a conundrum, as you say the lugs are fairly basic, but if the frame was electric welded then why have lugs. Also when I had the frame fully stripped I saw on the steel an identification mark that said 531 double butted. The frame had been...

The dropouts are narrower than on my Lincoln Imp, I used to have to ease them apart a bit when fitting the wheel with a 5 speed block which just fitted straight into the Imp. Never measured them, and it will have to wait a while they are both in Mums garage at the minute, also will try and get...

Hi Terry, Thanks for this information so quickly. Fuller picture as requested. She looks a bit sad at present. The brakes aren't original, they were bought from Harry Halls in Manchester in the 80s when I did it up, likewise the bottom bracket. Thinking of an odd comment my Dad made years...

I have a Dayton Elite, which I did up when I was at uni 1980's. The frame is double butted 531, and the forks are also 531. It was originally designed for 26" wheels not 27". I have found some people on the web with Dayton Elites but there are a few differences which I think may help date it...